Method for sending an enhanced visual voice mail and an apparatus therefor

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for an enhanced visual voice mail (VVM). In one embodiment, emotion and blank indications are included in a voice mail (VM) and deposited on a server. The server may send a SYNC SMS notification including emotion and blank indication headers to the client via the VM server. The client initiates IMAP connection setup to the VM server and the user is authenticated by the VVM server based on the received SYNC SMS notification. Then, the client may select VM INBOX and then the VM server sends a list of VM available for playback. Further, the client may fetch VM headers of the VMs available for playback and as a result, the server returns the header information including emotion and blank indications. Moreover, the server returns the VM selected by the client based on the emotion and blank indication.

1 . A method for sending and receiving a voice mail in a voice mail server, the method comprising:
 receiving the voice mail from a first client;   generating a notification short message including emotion indication or blank indication corresponding to the received voice mail; and   sending the notification short message to a second client.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 sending a voice mail list requested by the second client to the second client.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 sending voice mail content corresponding to a voice mail selected by the second client from among voice mails included in the voice mail list to the second client.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 before sending the voice mail list to the second client, authenticating the second client if connection with the second client is performed.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein sending the voice mail list requested by the second client to the second client comprises:
 searching for the emotion indication or the blank indication corresponding to the voice mail if a header of the voice mail is detected by the second client;   determining, whether the emotion indication or the blank indication is legal; and   sending the voice mail list including the voice mail corresponding to the emotion indication or the blank indication to the second client if the emotion indication or the blank indication is legal.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein sending the voice mail list requested by the second client list to the second client comprises:
 identifying the emotion indication or the blank indication corresponding to the voice mail if a header of the voice mail is detected by the second client; and   sending the voice mail list including the voice mail corresponding to the emotion indication or the blank indication to the second client.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a value for a header for the emotion indication based on voice cues present in the received voice mail.   
     
     
         8 . A method for sending and receiving a voice mail in a client, the method comprising:
 receiving a notification short message from a voice mail server that has received the voice mail from a first client;   detecting a header of the voice mail from the notification short message;   requesting the voice mail server to send the voice mail based on the header; and   receiving voice mail content corresponding to the voice mail from the voice mail server.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein requesting the voice mail server to send the voice mail based on the header comprises:
 receiving a voice mail list from the voice mail server; and   detecting the voice mail from the voice mail list and requesting the voice mail server to send the voice mail.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein receiving the voice mail list from the voice mail server comprises:
 receiving the voice mail list including the voice mail corresponding to an emotion indication or a blank indication.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 before detecting the header of the voice mail from the notification short message, performing connection with the voice mail server and authenticating the voice mail server.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein receiving the voice mail content corresponding to the voice mail from the voice mail server comprises:
 if an emotion indication or a blank indication in the corresponding to the voice mail is legal, receiving the voice mail list including the voice mail corresponding to the emotion indication or the blank indication to the second client.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein a value for a header for the emotion indication is determined based on voice cues present in the voice mail. 
     
     
         14 . A voice mail server for sending and receiving a voice mail, the voice mail server comprising:
 a communication interface configured to receive the voice mail from a first client; and   a processor configured to control the communication interface to generate a notification short message including emotion indication or blank indication corresponding to the received voice mail and send the notification short message to a second client.   
     
     
         15 . The voice mail server of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication interface to send a voice mail list requested by the second client to the second client. 
     
     
         16 . The voice mail server of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication interface to send voice mail content corresponding to a voice mail selected by the second client from among voice mails included in the voice mail list to the second client. 
     
     
         17 . The voice mail server of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to authenticate the second client if the processor is connected with the second client. 
     
     
         18 . The voice mail server of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication interface to search for the emotion indication or the blank indication corresponding to the voice mail if a header of the voice mail is detected by the second client, determine whether the emotion indication or the blank indication is legal, and send the voice mail list including the voice mail corresponding to the emotion indication or the blank indication to the second client if the emotion indication or the blank indication is legal. 
     
     
         19 . The voice mail server of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication interface to identify the emotion indication or the blank indication corresponding to the voice mail if a header of the voice mail is detected by the second client and to send the voice mail list including the voice mail corresponding to the emotion indication or the blank indication to the second client. 
     
     
         20 . The voice mail server of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a value for a header for the emotion indication based on voice cues present in the received voice mail.